Crystal Palace academy graduate now likely to make his full Premier League debut on Sunday

One Crystal Palace academy graduate is now likely to make his first Premier League start of the season on Sunday.

Oliver Glasner welcomes Unai Emery and Aston Villa to Selhurst Park for what promises to be a highly entertaining final match of the 2023–2024 season.

Under Roy Hodgson, we had a genuine prospect of dropping out of the top ten at one point, but after an incredible seven-game winning streak under the 76-year-old’s replacement, we are suddenly in the running.

That will only occur if we defeat Crystal Palace No. 52 and Aston Villa, while Brighton and Bournemouth must lose to Manchester United and Chelsea, respectively.David Ozoh is most certainly implicated, at least in our opinion.

Reasons David Ozoh ought to play in every Premier League game

We believe that the current state of affairs in Crystal Palace’s midfield is going to lead to the 19-year-old making his Premier League debut on Sunday.

After taking a knock during Crystal Palace’s 3-1 victory against Wolves, Will Hughes will miss five weeks of action, according to Glasner’s confirmation on Friday. Meanwhile, Naouirou Ahamada, who replaced Crystal Palace’s No. 19 in that game, is suspended after receiving two yellow cards at Molineux.

In addition, Jefferson Lerma is back to full fitness, but we do not anticipate that the Colombian international will be risked ahead of this summer’s Copa America. Cheick Doucoure is still out.

Ozoh therefore has the opportunity to finally make his Premier League debut, something the teenager much deserves given his excellent performances this season as a substitute.

The Valencia-born prospect turned in a remarkable performance that was so memorable that Jeffrey Schlupp referenced it as recently as April. It helped us fight back from a 2-0 deficit to draw 2-2 against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium back in December.

Potential sign of the future for Crystal Palace

For Crystal Palace supporters, Ozoh’s performance on Sunday, if he starts and impresses with another young player in Adam Wharton, could be a sign of things to come.

Wharton is only 20 years old, so if we can withstand Bayern Munich’s interest and hold onto the England U21 international for years to come, he and Ozoh may find themselves playing together in the midfield for a long time, provided Doucoure can’t play up to his previous level after suffering that terrible achilles injury.

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